Counterfeit lighters impact Zippo’s market by up to 30 percent.
Tag: United States Economy
News and data on black market activities within the United States. Drug trafficking, counterfeit goods and human trafficking information included.
Impact of Fake Lighters on Zippo
Counterfeit lighters impact Zippo’s market by up to 30 percent.
Losses to US Companies From Depressed Timber Prices
Companies in the United States lose at least $460 million each year as world prices are depressed between 7 -16 percent by the availability of illegal logging products.
Losses to US Companies From Depressed Timber Prices
Companies in the United States lose at least $460 million each year as world prices are depressed between 7 -16 percent by the availability of illegal logging products.
Investigations into Unregulated Fishing in the USA in FY 2006
In the United States, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration opened 750 investigations into illegal fishing activities during the 2006 fiscal year in the Northeast region alone, an increase of 108 percent from 5 years ago.
Number of Human Trafficking Victims as of 2006
In 2006, the US Department of State stated that 600,000 to 800,000 humans were trafficked around the world.
GAO Doubts on Trafficking Estimates
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) produced a study in July 2006 questioning the manner in which the State Department calculated its figure. The GAO stated that estimates are ” questionable” . In its Results in Brief section, the report states ” The accuracy of the estimates is in doubt because of methodological weaknesses, gaps in data, and numerical discrepancies.”
11.5 to 12 million Unauthorized Migrants in the United States
The Pew Hispanic Center has estimated that there are 11.5 to 12 Million Unauthorized Migrants to be in the United States.
Human smuggling activity from China
The number of humans who are smuggled into the United States from China each year ranges from 10,000 to 50,000.
Cuban human smuggling route through Mexico
According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, nearly 90 percent of all undocumented Cubans who enter the United States now come through Mexico rather then reaching the U.S. by boat. Migrants pay smugglers up to $10,000 to cross the Yucatan Channel into Mexico and then travel up to the U.S. Border.